At Burrell School Vineyards, there’s the sound of corks popping in celebration of the end of harvest. There’s also the quiet sighs of relief after what has been a nail-biting season, with overall reduced yields. Anne and Dave are very grateful to their Santa Clara vineyard partners for supplying them with Cabernet a-plenty for the …
The early and persistent rains have slowed harvest down, but not after a feverish push to bring in all the grapes that were ready for the crusher. Chardonnay is safely in barrel! The Merlot on the estate is still hanging out and the Petit Verdot will be a while in coming around to ripeness, but …
Harvest 2011 Update!! The Burrell School Estate “Principal’s Choice” Pinot is all safely pressed off into barrels, and resting comfortably, while the wood goes to work. There was a wee bit of a break with the cooler weather of the past weekend, but things are amping up in the heat index, and the grapes on …
We love this time of year at the old schoolhouse, as everyone eagerly anticipates the arrival of the Class of 2011. With the recent heat, the grapes are actually getting riper, the reds are all pretty much turned and their colors are deepening. Take a look at this Pinot! It’s spectacular, and we are testing …
It’s back to school time here at the big red schoolhouse! We love this time of year at the schoolhouse, as everyone eagerly anticipates the arrival of the Class of 2011. The grapes are actually getting riper, the reds are all turning color, with the Pinot nearly 100% in veraison, and the Chardonnay (below) has …
The arrival of August at the old red schoolhouse marks our “Count Down to Harvest,” the annual ritual that begins by emptying barrels for bottling the 2009 and 2010 vintages. It’s been a bustlingly busy week on the bottling line. First up were the 2010 Chardonnay and Old Schoolhouse Cabernet, 350 and 409 cases respectively. …
Burrell School Vineyards is teaming up with The Red Crane Restaurant for a 4-course “play date” dinner,Tuesday, Oct 26, at 7pm at the restaurant in Cupertino. Winery owners Anne and Dave Moulton will be on hand to share their story of how they became winegrowers and stewards of the beautiful old red schoolhouse for which …
Anne Moulton of Burrell School reports that harvest 2010 is officially OVER! Right before the first big rains of the season arrived, they pulled in the last of the tardy students, with Petit Verdot the last to come in from the schoolyard. 10-15, Pichon Cabernet Franc, 4.5 tons (compare to last year’s 3.2 tons) 10-20 …
It’s been a fruitful harvest at Burrell School — a thankful improvement over last year, when crop loads were way down due to early spring frosts and horribly hot winds in May that ruined fruit set for many Bordeaux varieties. All the estate fruit was harvested before the end of September, except for the Petit …